Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian philosopher and expert in online learning and new media. Downes has worked with computers and online technologies in education since 1995.[2] Downes gave the 2004 Buntine Oration.[3] He spoke at the February 2007 Online Connectivism Conference.[4] In 2008, Downes and George Siemens designed and taught an online, open course. It was called a "landmark in the small but growing push toward 'open teaching'"[5] It is often called the first Massive open online course (MOOC).
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 Interview with Stephen Downes, 19:39, Degree of Freedom, December 20, 2013.[1] | |
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 "What Are Cultures of Learning" - Stephen Downes at altc2013, 56:08, Association for Learning Technology |
Downes was born in Montreal, Quebec. He lived and worked many places in Canada before joining the National Research Council of Canada. He became a senior researcher there in November 2001.[1] He moved to Casselman, Ontario. Downes became a researcher at the NRC's Digital Technologies Research Centre in Ottawa.[6]
Downes won the Edublog Award for Best Individual Blog in 2005 for his blog OLDaily.[7] Downes is Editor at Large of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning.[8]
Downes ran for Mayor of Brandon in 1995. He was working at the Assiniboine Community College. Downes was a member of the New Democratic Party. In his campaign he wanted policies to the left of incumbent mayor Rick Borotsik.[9]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Interview with Stephen Downes. Degree of Freedom (December 20, 2013)Jonathan Haber. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ↑ Kinney, Duncan. An Open Education Primer: What you need to know about the future of post-secondary education. Unlimited Magazine (September 2010). Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ↑ Downes, S.. Buntine Oration: Learning Objects. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning 1 (11) (2004). p. 3–14.
- ↑ University of Manitoba: Learning Technologies Centre Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Parry, Marc (August 29, 2010). Online, Bigger Classes May Be Better Classes. http://chronicle.com/article/Open-Teaching-When-the/124170. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ NRC Experts and Staff: Stephen Downes (April 16, 2003)National Research Council of Canada. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ 2005 Edublog Awards. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ↑ International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning Editorial Board Retrieved on 2010-09-02.
- ↑ Bud Robertson, "Election-Profile-Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1995, A1.